Month: May 2024

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Consider This from NPR - How these newly included MLB stats recognize the legacies of Black players

When Jackie Robinson signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, it heralded an end to racial segregation in professional baseball.

And even though Major League Baseball teams were integrated, official recordkeepers refused to acknowledge stats from the Negro Leagues – where Black players were relegated to for decades.

Author and historian Larry Lester is one of the people who has fought to change that for years.

He's spent over 50 years compiling statistics from the Negro Leagues. Now, that effort is getting recognition from the MLB, and Lester spoke to Ari Shapiro on the battle for inclusion.

Statistics from the Negro Leagues have now been incorporated into the MLB's records – and it's reshaping the history of baseball.

For generations, Black baseball players' contributions to the sport have been ignored. Now, their legacies are being recognized.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - The DOJ Is Suing Live Nation. Here’s What That Might Mean For Chicago’s Music Scene.

The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Live Nation, an events promoter and venue operator, alleging that the company has monopolized the ticket-selling marketplace after it merged with Ticketmaster back in 2010. Live Nation, as you might expect, disagrees. Reset checks in with an independent venue owner and Chicago musician to hear how this lawsuit could impact the local music scene. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
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The Daily Signal - Jury Deliberates on Trump Criminal Case, GOP Legislators Question Trump Trial Judge, Alito Won’t Recuse Himself | May 29

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:


  • The Trump hush money trial has reached its conclusion
  • Justice Alito says he won’t recuse himself in election of Jan. 6 cases
  • Sen. J.D. Vance questions the gag order used in Trump’s trial.
  • Rep. ELise Stefanik demands answers about why Judge Merchan keeps getting Trump-related cases.


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Motley Fool Money - 529s for 5/29

On May 29, there is one investing account that deserves a celebration.


First up, (00:21) Ricky Mulvey and Bill Barker break down earnings from Chewy, Dick’s Sporting Goods, and CAVA.


Then, (16:16) Robert Brokamp discusses the fundamentals of 529 Plans and saving for college with Roger Young, CFP and Thought Leadership Director at T. Rowe Price.


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Companies discussed: CHWY, DKS, CAVA


Host: Ricky Mulvey

Guests: Bill Barker, Robert Brokamp, Roger Young

Engineers: Dan Boyd, Austin Morgan

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Federalist Radio Hour - ‘You’re Wrong’ With Mollie Hemingway And David Harsanyi, Ep. 99: Verdict

One of the show trials of former President Donald Trump is coming to a close. Join Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Senior Editor David Harsanyi as they analyze the New York jury's impending verdict, compare President Joe Biden and Trump's recent speeches, and give an update on the media-fueled controversy over Justice Samuel Alito's wife's flags. Mollie also recommends "12 Angry Men" and David discusses his Texas travels.

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The Bulwark Podcast - David Frum: Complete Chaos

If Trump were to win, his plans to sabotage the Justice Department and consolidate power would plunge the country into chaos: Our government would be disabled, Americans would pour into the streets, and our enemies would be very happy. Plus, Alito is not being on the level, and a helpful primer on Mexico's election this weekend.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE MINING POD: Bitcoin Mining Post-Halving

Future of Bitcoin Mining 2024 with Shannon Squires, Chief Mining Officer at Compass Mining.


Shannon Squires, Chief Mining Officer at Compass Mining, shares insights on the Bitcoin mining market post-halving. Discussions include mining farm costs, ASIC repair markets, and predictions for summer 2024. Shannon also shares his journey in the industry and Compass Mining's current focus.


Chapter Markers:

00:00 Start

03:02 Shannon intro

06:45 Greenfield vs rack ready sites

08:23 US mining vs global

10:05 Self-taught

11:04 Compass mining move

12:30 Compass business update

14:58 Why has hosting survived?

17:13 The Accelerated program

18:04 How does Accelerated work?

20:18 Facility sizes

22:04 10 megawatts or bust

25:14 Cost per megawatt?

25:42 Transformers are abundant now, right? Right?

27:30 Halving bankruptcies?

28:50 S19 rig bear market

30:38 ASIC sales

32:24 Repair market

35:31 Why are manufacturers training technicians

36:56 Predictions

38:33 $400k per megawatt


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CoinDesk Podcast Network - UNCHAINED: Why Many Democrats, Including the White House, Have Come Around on Crypto

Sheila Warren delves into the political dynamics and regulatory shifts driving the recent regulatory change of heart around crypto.

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Sheila Warren, CEO of the Crypto Council for Innovation, joins Unchained to explore the dramatic shift by Democrats in the last few weeks on crypto. She explains why she believes the overturning of SAB 121 and the House vote for the FIT21 bill were both instrumental to the White House's changing view on crypto and may have played a role in the SEC’s surprising approval of spot ETH ETFs. 

Having worked for years on passing crypto legislation and as a lifelong Democrat, Sheila describes what kinds of arguments were persuasive to Democratic members of Congress, addresses some criticisms of the FIT21 bill, and gives her perspective on the debate about single-issue voters.

Show highlights:

  •  The overall attitude toward crypto in Washington going into the House vote on SAB 121 on May 8
  • The bipartisan votes in the House and Senate to overturn SAB 121
  • Why, by the time of the Senate vote on FIT21, the White House had had a change of heart about crypto
  • Why, after the Senate vote to repeal SAB 121, the SEC approved the spot ETH ETFs
  • Why Sheila is so proud of the passage in the House of the FIT21 bill
  • How Sheila and CCI approached their discussions with Democrats and what arguments they found effective
  • Whether the industry has survived the negative image of SBF and FTX
  • The sea change in the White House between the SAB 121 vote and the FIT21 vote
  • A high-level description of the FIT21 bill 
  • What kind of authority the bill would give the CFTC over crypto 
  • What the implications of the bill are for launching tokens
  • FIT21’s approach to regulating DeFi and how the FIT21 bill is "kicking the can" on this topic
  • The overall political and legislation landscape and the next likely steps for crypto
  • Whether the ETF approval changes anything about the SEC’s investigation into Ethereum
  • What Sheila thinks about the 'crypto single-issue voter’ debate 


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